NBC and YouTube to Make History by Streaming London Olympics

  • NBC has teamed up with YouTube as its “official on-demand partner” for the 2012 Olympics.
  • Some 11,000 athletes from 205 countries are scheduled to compete over 17 days at the Summer Olympic Games in London.
  • “All events will be streamed live on Google’s backbone (likely via NBC.com) with replays of web-exclusive events, all the TV broadcasts and ‘behind the scenes’ footage all available at your whim,” reports Engadget.
  • According to the press release: “We plan to deliver the most extensive 2012 Olympics content to viewers, including — for the first time ever — ALL events streamed live. That’s right, you’ll be able to watch up to 3,000 hours of live streaming covering all 302 Gold Medals and every event in between.”
  • “Live streams will be available across our mobile platforms, providing an extraordinary 360-degree coverage of The Games,” adds the release.

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